Rick Groen Globe and Mail Jun 17, 2026

Ghostbusters II is a comfy experience for all concerned -- easy bucks for the producers, easier yucks for the consumers; nothing ventured, money gained.

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Jack E. Wilkinson United Press International Jun 8, 2026

While the film fall considerably short of the funny and fresh original, it does have its moments and some good special effects.

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David Elliott Copley News Service Jan 7, 2026

The cast is crack with hipness.

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Richard Freedman Newark Star-Ledger Jan 7, 2026 2.5/4

[A] highly professional, machine-tooled clone of a movie that couldn't be bettered.

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John Ferguson Radio Times Dec 17, 2025 3/5

The effects are bigger and more spectacular, Murray once again shines as the shyster scientist and there is an expanded role for Rick Moranis.

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Adrian Martin Film Critic: Adrian Martin Jul 30, 2025 1/5

Comedy has rarely been this depressing.

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Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Jul 12, 2022

Ghostbusters II unexpectedly manages a mix of loud laughs with suspense. [Full review in Spanish]

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Henry Sheehan Chicago Reader May 11, 2022 2/4

Murray's character sits firmly at the center of the film, and makes it part of a series, rather than just another sequel.

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Sep 6, 2020 6/10

In general, it has the same look and feel, but the energy and enthusiasm have waned.

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Colette DeDonato Common Sense Media Jun 20, 2017 4/5

Murray's in his prime here as one of four fearless slime fighters in a sequel that is just about as funny and entertaining as the original.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jul 19, 2016 2.5/4

A rather underwhelming sequel...

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Kathleen Carroll New York Daily News Jun 15, 2015

The sequel is, on the whole, a fairly mechanical spook show, filled with grinning ghosts that are definitely ghoulish but hardly menacing.

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Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy May 30, 2011 5/10

An almost uniformly substandard follow-up that, since the original film remains so beloved by so many people, still gets to be disappointing even two decades and change later.

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Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com Aug 26, 2009 B+

Plenty of agreeable nonsense to develop within the larger Ghostbusters universe. It's a sincerely amusing movie, warmly energized to give fans a steamy second helping of the good stuff.

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Nick Schager The Screengrab Apr 7, 2009

Effectively slimed everyone's fond memories of the original.

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Richard Luck Film4 May 6, 2008

Frankly, Murray, Sigourney Weaver and even Aykroyd deserve much better.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader May 30, 2007

There's very little energy in the follow-through, and this time Murray's listlessness seems more anemic than comic.

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